Pentagon Admits They Have No Evidence Assad Used Sarin Gas

Secretary of Defense James Mattis stated on or about February 2nd, 2018 that the United States has “no evidence” that the Syrian government used the banned nerve agent Sarin against its own people in attacks in 2013 and 2017. The most recent one provoked a massive Tomahawk strike ordered by President Trump that was quite provocative in the eyes of the Russian Federation and of course the Syrian government.

Secretary Mattis’ assertion is in direct contradiction to the White House Memorandum which was rapidly written and declassified to justify the Americans’ strike. However, the Secretary offered no specifics to his statement. He did discuss the fact that there were aid groups and other people, including NGOs and other fighters operating in the area that had provided evidence and reports of what happened with the Sarin strike. Their information stopped short of naming President Assad as the culprit.

“I don’t have the evidence,” Mattis said. “What I am saying is that other groups on the ground – NGOs, fighters on the ground – have said that sarin has been used, so we are looking for evidence.”

Gen. Mattis, known affectionately as “Mad Dog” Mattis, is known for an uncompromising approach to dealing with America’s enemies:

Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.

He was an outspoken critic of President Obama’s Middle East policy, naming Iran as the single most serious threat to stability in the region.

By all accounts, then, the General is faithful to the idea that projecting American power abroad is a good thing. Seen with this context, the general’s statement seems unusual, and the media outlets that have a less than favorable view of Donald Trump as the American President have been quick to jump on board the train to point out that the General disagrees with his commanding officer, the President. . .

5 thoughts on “Pentagon Admits They Have No Evidence Assad Used Sarin Gas”

I never for one minute believed the lie told by Washington that Assad used Sarin gas. As if the U.S. could really give a damn if a government used Sarin gas on its people since we certainly have used it and we’ve done far worse than that. With the dropping of two atomic bombs, decimating Japanese cities and these American shits want to talk about Assad and what he is alleged to have done? Seriously? Using white phosphorous on the people of Iraq was just wholesome humanitarianism, I’m sure. Using napalm on the Vietnamese, was too I guess and they really want to go there?

Me neither, Shelby. I never believed it for a moment. What interests me about the article is that it adds to the evidence that various members of the Trump team and are starting to split off and go their own way.